Background Cough is a relevant reason for encounter in primary care. For evidence-based
decision making, general practitioners need setting-specific knowledge about prevalences …

Introduction. Acute bronchitis is defined as a sudden inflammation of the bronchial tubes in
the lung mainly caused by viral infection. It is characterized by a persistent cough which can …

Ivy leaves extracts have been used successfully to treat acute cough, and data from well-
controlled trials is accumulating. We present a meta-analysis of two double-blind …

Background Chronic cough, ie, cough lasting longer than eight weeks, affects approximately
10% of the population and is a common reason for outpatient medical consultation. Its …

Medicinal plants, about 10,000 species, are used in medicine to treat diseases or preserve
human health because they are rich in the content of alkaloids, glycosides, resin, essential …

Background Cough is a leading symptom of viral acute respiratory infections such as acute
bronchitis (AB) and the common cold (CC), which can be debilitating and may persist for …

Chronic cough is a common and troublesome clinical problem and currently there are no
effective treatments [1]. While individual specialist cough clinics have been set up in some …

Background Cineole has documented anti-inflammatory, expectorant, and mucolytic
properties and has shown to be a valuable treatment option in different airway diseases. Our …

Background Phenotypes can be utilised in the clinical management of disorders.
Approaches to phenotype disorders have evolved from subjective expert opinion to data …

Results Disposition of patients and baseline characteristics. Studies A and B were
performed between 2015 and 2017 in general and ENT practices in Germany (five sites per …